title: [Superficial ulnar artery while harvesting a radial forearm flap].
abstract: Forearm vascular anatomical variations are common and may have complications during flaps harvesting. This article describes the presence of an ulnar superficial artery, revealed while harvesting a radial forearm flap. The prevalence of this anatomical variation is between 0.7 and 9.4%. It may have important consequences while covering loss of substance with a radial forearm flap. Unknown, there is a risk of vascular injury which may lead to distal ischemia of the upper limb. Preoperative diagnosis can anticipate this risk and harvest a fascio-cutaneous flap centered on a perforator of this artery.
authors.affiliation: Service de chirurgie de la main, hôpital de la Conception, 147, boulevard Baille, 13385 Marseille cedex 05, France. Electronic address: moullot.pierre@gmail.com.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Moullot
authors.affiliation: Service de chirurgie de la main, hôpital de la Conception, 147, boulevard Baille, 13385 Marseille cedex 05, France.
authors.forename: A-M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Gay
authors.affiliation: Service de chirurgie de la main, hôpital de la Conception, 147, boulevard Baille, 13385 Marseille cedex 05, France.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Guidicelli
authors.affiliation: Service d'imagerie médicale, hôpital de la Conception, 147, boulevard Baille, 13385 Marseille cedex 05, France.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Rouabah
authors.affiliation: Service de chirurgie de la main, hôpital de la Conception, 147, boulevard Baille, 13385 Marseille cedex 05, France.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Legré
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005542:Forearm; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017534:Radial Artery / Q000637:transplantation*; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000098:blood supply*; D020858:Tissue and Organ Harvesting; D017535:Ulnar Artery / Q000002:abnormalities*
keywords: Artère ulnaire superficielle; Lambeau antébrachial radial; Radial forearm flap; Superficial ulnar artery